Two Boys in a Balcony
223 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsTwo Boys in a Balcony is the New England Movies Podcast hosted by Sean Sullivan and Bill McMorrow. Each week, they watch and discuss a different movie set in New England, about New England, featuring somebody from New England, featuring somebody who says the words New England, and Good Will Hunting.
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The 95th Academy Awards with Lil' iLL Will Martin
March 09, 2023 15:35 - 1 hour - 107 MBOH YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD? Well nobody told us! That's right folks for exactly one week only your 7th favorite podcast that you listen to strictly out of obligation is back to discuss the forthcoming Academy Awards. It's Hollywood's biggest night and for you this episode might be your biggest fright! That's right! There's a Three Men in a Baby ghost in this one! Marvel as Sean mispronounces almost every nominee's name! You'll be dazed as Bill attempts to pronounce the name of his favorite ...
Balcony Classic - Plymouth Adventure (1952)
November 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBFolks, the Balcony is closed for a little bit so enjoy a couple of weeks of goldie oldies and then we'll be back with Gandhi eventually! Gobble, gobble, you flippin Puritans. It's the busiest travel day of the year and the Balcony Boys have got you covered with a turkey that even the most benevolent of US Presidents couldn't pardon. Yes, friends, it's time we travel all the way back to 1952 and take a look at Plymouth Adventure, a film that can only be described as "completely inaccurate" a...
Balcony Classic - The Witch (2015)
November 02, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBHark weary time traveler! We're taking a couple weeks off cause we're exceptionally lazy! So enjoy the VVitch this week and some other shit next week and then we'll be back for Gandhi someday! Do you want to live.... balcony-ly? Boys and girls, grab your pitchforks and your other things that you carry on a witch hunt cause we found the 2015 trip into madness, the Witch! Robert Eggers, you crazy for this one. Join the screen debut probably of the world's greatest living actor, Harvey Scrimsh...
Salem's Lot - A TV Show, Not a Movie, This Week on a Movie Podcast (1979)
October 26, 2022 14:33 - 46 minutes - 39.2 MBWelp folks, all good things must eventually wither and die and just like the sands in an hourglass, this tv show, like all tv shows, sucks ass. It's a movie podcast and we're in the middle of spooky movie month so what better way to wrap up Boo Englund 4: The Final Chapter than with a three hour TELEVISION mini-series. It's profoundly boring for 2 hours and 30 minutes but boy howdy do the remaining 15 minutes sprinkled across this thing rip. Rest in Pieces (a movie we should have just done a...
Boo Englund Week 4 - The House by the Cemetery (1981)
October 20, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 34.6 MBPay know attention to the man riffing alone for upwards of 7 minutes and definitely don't go down in the basement because this week the Balcony is the only safe place in the House by the Cemetery, another Boo Englund classic that we maybe should have thought more about before watching because it's not very good is it? Anyway. Enjoy!
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
October 12, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 42.4 MBWhat's scarier than being super horny? Nothing if you ask me, the guy writing this. It's a sinful pastime and should be discussed with pastor asap. It's Two Boys in a Balcony and we're talking what might be the horniest horror comedy of all time, the Witches of Eastwick, a film in which three of the most beautiful women of all time all supernaturally fight over who gets to bang Jack Nicholson. Tough life, Jack. It's week two of Boo Englund 4: the Final Chapter!
Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)
October 06, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes - 46.2 MBFriends, family, lovers, we gather here today to lay to rest Two Boys In A Balcony, the award watching, formerly New England film podcast and its two hosts, Bill McMorrow and Sean Sullivan, and we welcome back from the grave Thrill McMorgue-o and Halloween Sean Sullivan as Boo Englund returns for it's fourth and final chapter! That's right! It's Boo Englund 4: The Final Chapter and we're kicking things off with Ghost Sean's first selection, the awesomely titled and mediocrely movied 1971 fil...
Chariots of Fire (1981)
September 28, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 51.8 MBRun, don't walk, to the exit of any place where you might be forced to watch one second of this week's film, Chariots of Fire, a movie so boring, I'm refusing to write another word about it.
Ordinary People (1980)
September 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBYou can take your outerspace superhero race car movies and shove'em up your butt cause this week we've got a film that's just about ordinary people... ordinary people at the top of their tax bracket.... ordinary people in an impossibly large house that somehow doesn't have a swimming pool or maybe it did I didn't notice THIS FILM IS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES. In 1980, American stud Rob Redford picked up a camera, winked at it, and said, "I reckon I could win best picture with one of these" and ...
Kramer Vs. Kramer (1978)
September 14, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBBalcony Vs. Basement. Godzilla Vs. Kong. Ecks Vs. Sever. Kenny Vs. Spenny. Spy Vs. Spy. Results Vs. Expectations. Sullivan Vs. McMorrow. Kramer Vs. Kramer.
Balcony Classic - The Stepford Wives (1975)
September 07, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBLoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove is in the air as in Sean is in looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove with this week's movie. Holy moly. If you don't like the hornier episodes of the Balcony, turn back now. Today, we watched the 1970s cult classic, The Stepford Wives. Get your Matthew Broderick 2000s remake the hell out of here. We took the delorean back to 1975 and frankly, Sean is never leaving. Bill left. What do you thi...
The Deer Hunter (1978)
August 31, 2022 12:49 - 48 minutes - 46.6 MBIt's the compendium to our old Deer Hunter episode where we talk about the other nominees. It's the first half of the podcast without the second half of the podcast cause that was already a podcast! Do you understand? We don't talk about the Deer Hunter very much in this episode titled the Deer Hunter because we already did the Deer Hunter during Cazalentine's 2021. It's pretty simple. Don't be so thick.
Balcony Classic - The Deer Hunter (1979)
August 31, 2022 12:46 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBLadies and gentlemen, we've finally reached the end of our month long celebration of the damn life and work of what we can confidently call the most unsung actor from New England, John Motherfucking Cazale. Five movies, all absolute bangers. Today, it's the 1979 Best Picture winner, The Deer Hunter, arguably the greatest movie about Vietnam and according to Bill, maybe of all time. We sing, we dance, we have a swell ass time. Also stay tuned to the end of the podcast for a big announcement...
Annie Hall (1977)
August 24, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 58.4 MBIf only we knew then what we knew now, I wouldn't have to write up a write-up for Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Maybe I'd be writing a write-up about Star Wars... oh Star Wars... you ever hear of this thing Star Wars? Nominated for Best Picture at the 51st Academy Awards, Star Wars tells the epic tale of a young farmhand ripped by fate from his quiet life of skyhopping womp rats into a tale of intergalactic intrigue and politics, meeting wondrous creatures and friends along the way. Good movie, ...
Rocky (1976)
August 18, 2022 11:55 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBIN THIS CORNER.... WEIGHING 165 POUNDS... THE 2022 FUNNIEST PERSON IN MASSACHUSETTS... THE REASON FOR THE SEASON... BIG DADDY LAUGH.... FROM COMEDY CENTRAL.... MISTER SEAN SULLVAN FROM TELEVISION! And his opponent coming in at 115 pounds with no muscle tone and pecs... an absolute plucked chicken.... he will surely die in the ring tonight... 1987 HOT WING CHAMPION OF THE WORLD RECORD PENDING... Bill. Anyway. Bill can write these if he wants. He can even edit them before he posts them to inst...
Balcony Classic - Mermaids (1990)
August 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBIf you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, listen to this podcast like its your wife. From my personal point of view, this is a podcast to listen to. MERMAIDS! This week in the balcony, we're splashing around with Cher, Winona, Bobby, and the gang and we're talking MERMAIDS, a movie so nice they had three directors. Did you know that? Well you will in the next 90 minutes. We get into this charming little picture and sing a whole bunch. I can't remember what else happens but who cares? L...
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBCuckoo cuckoo! That's right, friends! It's time once again for the Balcony to fly over the cuckoo's nest all the way to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the 1975 mental asylum comedy drama extravaganza! All the pug ugly character actors that still crushed an unconscionable amount of ass are on full display! It's a character actor buffet. Plus we talk about what's possibly the best lineup of movies we've ever covered in the awards era of the Balcony. Any of them could have except Barry Lyndon!
A Balcony Classic - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
August 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBIt's Cazalentine's Week 3 and it's the afternoon and the day is dog so it's Dog Day Afternoon. It's very good! (Please note: Two Boys in a Balcony, the award watching New England film podcast does not condone or encourage bank robberies of any kind but also acknowledges that we're not your dad. We can't tell you what to do with your life. If you want to rob a bank, we're not going to be happy about it but we still love you. Do you understand that? We still love you. We just want you to make b...
A Balcony Classic - Jaws (1975)
July 29, 2022 18:59 - 1 hour - 113 MBYou're gonna need a bigger balcony
Balcony Classic - Cazalentin'e 2021 Week Two - The Conversation (1974)
July 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBIt's Week Two of Cazalentine's and we're back with FFC for his 1974 Best Picture LOSER, The Conversation (it lost to the Godfather Part II so I bet there's no hard feelings). This is a dang gem of a flick with peak HACKMAN BABY! Gather round, young friends, and listen to a conversation about the Conversation. I hate writing these blurbs.
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
July 27, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutes - 44.7 MBWell well well look it is. Our ooooold friend the Godfather colon part two. Yup. That's right. Once again dedicating February 2021 to the late, great John Cazale has finally paid off because for the second time in three weeks, Sean didn't have to rewatch the movie! The Godfather colon part two is incredible but it's long and there's so many other movies to see and we talk about them and more this week in the Balcony.
The Sting (1973)
July 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBWhat's good, rummy? It's old timey days in the Balcony today so 23 skidooo or whatever the hell... it's the greatest con of all... TWO BOYS IN A BALCONY TALKING ABOUT THE STING! It's the second of two Redford/Newman collabs and the only one to win the big dawg award for biggest dawgs in dawgville. It's a fun one today probably we hope. Godspeed and good riddance or something nicer. I hate writing these.
The Godfather (1972)
July 13, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 39.1 MBHey gang. Look. We did the Godather way back in Cazalentine's 2021. So we reposted that episode. But we really wanted to talk about Cabaret and Deliverance and also two other movies I can't remember right now. But i'm sure they're good. They were nominated for best picture. When was the last time a bad movie ever got nominated for Best Picutre, Joker?
Balcony Classic - The Godfather Trilogy (Cazalentine's Week 1)
July 13, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBLadies and gentlemen have we got an offer for you that you can't refuse! It's week 1 of Cazalentine's, our month long celebration of the greatest son of Revere, Massachusetts John Cazale! The man made 5 movies, killed it in each and every single one, and all five movies were nominated for Best Picture and 3 of the movies went on to win (The Conversations didn't win because the Godfather 2 did! Two Best pictures nominations in one year!) How could we not dedicate a month to this incredible man...
The French Connection (1971)
July 06, 2022 12:28 - 1 hour - 57 MBBond with a snail and punch a mime cause it's the French Connection!
Balcony Classic - The Cider House Rules (1999)
June 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBHey there! It's me, Sean, from the future, bringing you an episode from the past! We were supposed to record an episode about the best picture winning film, the French Connection, but everything feels bad right now and talking about one of the worst cops of all time didn't sound like it was going to make us feel any better about anything so here's an old episode on the movie the Cider House Rules. We don't have a patreon but if you wanted to throw a couple bucks to the Eastern Massachusetts ...
Patton (1970)
June 22, 2022 23:22 - 46 minutes - 41.2 MBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOONNNNNN AT EASE ABOUT FACE Ladies and gentlemen, we didn't lose the episode this time! It's Patton! A movie about a dick who won a war or something. George C Scott seems like a pill and George S Patton seems like a psycho but God Bless them both because we got to watch fake tanks fight! It's Patton! Patton on the Ritz! If anybody wants to write these, please email me your episode descriptions to seans272@gm...
Balcony Classic - Love Story (1970)
June 15, 2022 16:04 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBLove means never having to watch this wretched movie again. It's Two Boys in a Balcony and in the immortal words of J Geils and Peter Wolf.... love (story) stinks.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
June 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWell, I'm packin up my game and I'ma head out west, where real women come equipped wit' scripts and fake breasts. Find a nest in the hills, chill like flynt. Buy an old drop-top, find a spot to pimp. Then I'ma Two Boys in a Balcony-it up and down ya' block, With a bottle of scotch and watch lotsa crotch. Buy a yacht with a flag sayin' "chillin' the most." Then rock that bitch up and down the coast. Yee-haw motherfathers! This week on the Balcony, we're talking scumbag classic Midnight Cowb...
Oliver! (1968)
June 01, 2022 12:21 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBWhy should I worry? Why should I caaaaaaaa-aaaaaa-aaaaaare? I hope when Billy Joel drove through the front of your house, he didn't damage your dad's Hi-Fi because this week on the Balcony the boys have gone to the dogs? That's right! We watched the 1988 Disney classic(?) Oliver and Company which incredibly was named the Best Picture of 1968 at the 1969 Academy Awards! Confused? Need me to draw you a map? It's not going to help solve the very simple comedic confusion I've introduced but it w...
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
May 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBSure they call it In the Heat of the Night but an awful lot of it takes place in the heat of the day! That's funny! Yo it's the Balcony Boys and we're here once again to discuss the 40th film to be named Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences but more than that, we're talking about one of the most important years in cinematic history! What? That's right, punks! Golden Hollywood is fading away and New Hollywood is stepping up to change everything. It's a good one, fol...
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
May 18, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutes - 44.7 MBHark! Ho! Herald! Hear ye, hear ye! The Lord Majesty, Henry 8, needs some new strange and only one man stands in his way and that man's name is A Man For All Seasons. That's right! It's the movie that won best picture at the 39th Academy Awards and that the Boys Balcony watched.... ALL THE WAY THROUGH! Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, all you have to do is call up your favorite podcast app and stick in your favorite ear buds or headphones. We don't tell you how to live. Enjoy or don't. Agai...
The Sound of Music (1965)
May 11, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThe hiiiiiiiiiiiiiills are aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive with sound of balcony! LOL What? That's right! The Boys are finally back to talking about a movie that almost everybody has seen except for Sean who had not seen it! It's the Sound of Music, the timeless cherised classic masterpiece that tells the story of a sexy nun who hangs out with other sexy nuns until she becomes the music teacher to a bunch of kids and starts a world war 2. Also there is a goat puppet show that makes no sense. O ho lay d...
A Balcony Classic - Those Calloways (1965)
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBhey folks. Look. We really did try to record a new episode this week but when Sean got to Bill’s, his laptop decided that was the time to do a one hour update. then, and this is 100 percent truth (we have the local facebook group screenshots to prove it) the entire town of Whitman MA last power just as Sean had finished getting everything ready. I wish I was joking because it was freaky. Anyway here’s an old one about a Disney movie about ducks that are not mighty nor Donald. Quack! Quack! ...
My Fair Lady (1964)
April 27, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutes - 55 MBThe boys are back in town (the boys are back in town)! That's right! Rip down the caution tape! Mop up the chalk outlines! The Balcony is back open for business and boy howdy do we have an episode for you! The golden years of Hollywood are thank friggin christ drawing to a close and the 70s are right there... right there! It's just a few more weeks of goofy, big budget bullshit and then it's Midnight Cowboy times. But that's five years away. Right now, we need to visit the first of three mus...
Balcony Classic - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
April 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBLast rerun unless we fuck up again next week! It's the swing dinging 60s! yeah baby! Do I make you horny? Behave. This week in the Balcony, the boys are diving headfirst into a movie that they are too dumb to love so much but love, love they do. It's Mike Nichols's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and down boy down. Everybody is hot and bothered. Sorry the episode went up late. Sean got that moderna good good yesterday and has been an absolute force to be reckoned with. WATCH OUT FOLKS! THE B...
Balcony Classic - On Golden Pond
April 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBIt's sweeps month in the Balcony apparently! Because of a combination of allergies, travel, and general incompetence, the Boys are having to throw up some classic Balcony eps for the next couple weeks. But fear not... we'll be back with My Fair Lady soon enough! God Bless! Unswamp that canoe cause the Balcony boys packed a picnic and they're headed to the richest body a water this side of the Mississippi that is also in New Hampshire, On Golden Pond or maybe Golden Pond. Is the "On" part of...
Balcony Classic - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
April 06, 2022 13:02 - 1 hour - 112 MBSean feels like shit. Here's an oldie: This week we reach 50 episodes which can only mean one thing: corporate buy-out time! That's right! Two Boys in a Balcony has been officially purchased by Turner Broadcasting Services which means we finally get to talk about the most watched program in the history of TNT... no not Franklin and Basch... no not Rizzoli and Isles.... we're talking about the motherfucking SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION SONS AND DAUGHTERS! It's your dad's favorite prison drama if yo...
Tom Jones (1963)
March 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIt's not unusual for the Balcony Boys to have a hard time paying attention to a stuffy boring English movie It's not unusual for the Balcony Boys to get distracted by slaps heard round the world It's not unusual for the Balcony Boys to run out of steam within the first three lines of a VERY good song parody. It's Tom Jones day here in the Balcony and what a weird moving picture do we have for you today. It's the John the Baptist announcing the arrival of New Hollywood but still being li...
The 2022 Oscars Special (with Will Martin!!!)
March 23, 2022 11:48 - 2 hours - 169 MBIt's a real special edition of Two Boys in a Balcony as America's Dumbest Film Critics, Bill and Sean, are joined by an actual young person with thoughtful, articulate critiques and reviews of the art of cinema who doesn't think Lawrence of Arabia is "too fucking long" or "stupid." That's right! It's actor, comedian, raconteur, man with the lumberjack hands, Will Martin! Will stops by the balcony to discuss the 2022 Academy Awards nominees as we gear up for the big game on Sunday night! It's...
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
March 16, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 56.5 MBHere's the god's honest truth straight from the mouth of your boy Seanald Sillyman. When the Boys, Balcony sit down to watch one of these Best Picture winners, we try to go in with as few expectations as possible. We want to give these pictures a fair shake. We're America's Dumbest Film Critics and if we can't objectively evaluate these Best Picture winners, do we even deserve those titles? So it is with a heavy heart that we announce if while following the simple mathematical concept know ...
West Side Story (1961)
March 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONIGHT TONIGHT! The Boys are crackerjack boom bap zapped to be talking about an absolute masterpiece, the 1961 Best Picture West Side Story, daddy-o. Stay cool. Zip. Pow.
The Apartment (1960)
March 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn this Balcony, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards a comedy, we salute and we stan. This is maybe the funniest Best Picture? It's certainly the funniest Best Picture winner of the first 33 Best Picture winners. This week, Billy and Seany borrow the keys to somebody else's balcony and have a little bit of fun with Billy Wilder's comedic masterpiece The Apartment. Holy lordy, insurance salesman are horny! This is a wonderful lil movie and at 2 hours and 4 minutes, it'...
Ben-Hur (1959)
February 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears as we gather to examine the God William Wyler's final Best Picture winning film, the three hour and forty flipping minute epic Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston or Phil Hartman doing an impression of Charlton Heston depending on your politics. Don't let the runtime of the movie fool you. This thing is a goddamn breeze. What a picture. We also spend half the time talking about Anatomy of a Murder cause that's also great. Movies are good, you clown...
Gigi (1958)
February 16, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 44.2 MBHere's the thing, folks. Sometimes they get it wrong. Sometimes they get it wrong and there's just nothing you can do about it. The past is the past. You can dream, sure. You can sit around and think of all the hypotheticals... what if I could go back and kill baby Hitler? What if I could go back and slap the living shit out of Vincente Minnelli for even thinking about making this abomination? This is the worst best picture winner we have seen so far. It's yucky. I'd rather watch Gigli.
The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)
February 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWhen you're weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I'll dry them all I'm on your side Oh, when times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a bridge on the river kwai I will lay me down Like a bridge on the river kwai I will lay me down When you're down and out When you're on the street When evening falls so hard I will comfort you I'll take your part Oh, when darkness comes And pain is all around Like a bridge on the river kwai I will lay me down Like a ...
It's the Winter 2022 Bro Down!
February 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBGuys, we fucked up and forgot to watch a movie but still wanted to bro down so enjoy!
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
January 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBGood morrow, weary traveller. Why not let down your load and let me tell you a tale (in real time!) of a man who travelled around the world in 80 days. By the time this film is over, your children will be resentful of how you spend your time. It's the 1956 Best Picture winner, Around the World in 80 Days! It's interminably long. It has all the charm of watching vacation photos from a person you hate. Keep an ear out for a very special guest this week in the Balcony! He's a little rascal but ...
Marty (1955)
January 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBLadies and gentlemen, what was the Best Picture winner at the 1956 Academy Awards? Herb Stempel would have you think it's On the Waterfront because he's a fucking idiot and has no sense of cinematic history. The answer of course, is Marty. Lovable, fat, dog-faced Marty. A true dog. One of the doggiest dogs that ever dogged. On top, on bottom, from the front or the back, it's always doggystyle when Marty is involved. It's one of the most prestigious winners of all time, Marty, this week in th...
On The Waterfront (1954)
January 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBHey I could have been a contender! I could have been a something! Instead of a B.U.M. Equipment sales representative! Ladies and gentlemen, the boys went remote again cause of the gosh darn novel coronavirus variant number five or six at this point but fret not, it's a whole episode of chuckles and fuckles all about the best picture winner of 1954, the excellent anti-union propaganda piece, On the Waterfront, directed by actual dead snitch Elia Kazan. The tragic story of a guy who was afraid...